Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia - PPGZOOL/ICB

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O Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia (PPGZOOL) do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (ICB) foi consolidado como um convênio entre Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA) e Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG).

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Alimentação, distribuição espacial e sazonal das espécies de Arius (Siluriformes : Ariidae) do Estuário amazônico
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1999-08-30) MENDES, Fabrício Lemos de Siqueira; BARTHEM, Ronaldo Borges; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4192105831997326
The Family Ariidae (Order Siluriformes) contains marine and estuarine catfishes distributed along the coasts of ali the continents, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shores where they live in shallow waters with sandy or muddy bottoms. In the Amazon River estuary in Pará State, Brazil, there are seven species belonging to the genus Anus (A. couma, A. parkeri, A. rugispinis, A. quadriscutis, A. grandicassis, A. phrygiatus e A. proops). The aim of this study is to identify feeding preference, feeding overlap, spatial distribution and seasonal distribution of the species of genus Anus (Siluriformes, Ariidae) of the Annazon stuary. Collections were made from August to October 1996, and February to April and August to October 1997. Specimens were captured with bottom nets without escape doors belonging to the piramutaba fishing fleet of the Amazon estuary. There are two species groups in the genus Anus: those that feed on crustaceans (A. rugispinis, A. quadriscutis, A. grandicassis, A. phtygiatus e A. proops), and those that feed on fish (A. couma, A. parken). In relation to feeding overlap, ali the species demonstrated a certain degree of feeding overlap, as well as spatial overlap. A. couma and A. phrygiatus. are the most abundant in the 5-10 m depth range and A. rugispinis, A. quadriscutis, A grandicassis and A. parkeri e A. proops in the 10-20 m range. A. phrygiatus is the only species that has a greater abundance during the rainy season, and the other species are present both in the dry as well as the rainy season.
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Análise biogeográfica da avifauna de uma área de transição cerrado-caatinga no Centro-Sul do Piauí, Brasil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2001-01-16) SANTOS, Marcos Pérsio Dantas; SILVA, José Maria Cardoso da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6929517840401044
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Análise evolutiva da morfologia e ecologia em espécies continentais de lagartos do gênero Anolis daudin 1804 (Squamata : Polychrotidae)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2007-10-02) PINTO, Gabriel Silva; ÁVILA-PIRES, Teresa Cristina Sauer de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1339618330655263
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Aspectos ecológicos do bacu-pedra Lithodoras dorsalis (Valenciennes, 1840) (Siluriformes: Doradidae) na foz amazônica, Brasil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2012) BARBOSA, Thiago Augusto Pedroso; MONTAG, Luciano Fogaça de Assis; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4936237097107099
The aim of this study was investigate the ecological aspects related to the rock-bacu Lithodoras dorsalis (Siluriformes: Doradidae) from streams next to the city of Abaetetuba, Pará, Brazil. The aspects investigated were: feeding ecology and dispersal of plant diaspores (seeds). The study of feeding ecology and seed dispersal are important because they provide essential information for understanding the relationship between ichthyofauna and environment, allowing the taking of effective measures in the conservation of species and ecosystems. The samplings were carried out monthly from July 2010 to June 2011. In this period, 371 specimens of L. dorsalis were collected and through analysis of the gonads was found that all were immature. The average standard length was equal to 15.40 cm (SD ± 4.87 cm) and average total mass equal to 94 g (SD ± 149.45). The diet of the species was composed by 28 food items (16 allochthonous origin and 12 autochthonous origin) and Lithodoras dorsalis was classified as herbivore with a strong tendency to frugivory due to the high importance of fruits and seeds in your diet. With regard to the intensity of obtaining food by the rock-bacu, there were differences between the pluviometric periods, where the end of the transitional period wet-drought and early drought periods represented the lowest and highest feeding activity, respectively. However, there were no significant difference to the importance of the items consumed between the pluviometric periods, the diet of species was similar throughout the sampling period. About the dispersal of seeds, 268 (74.93%) of 371s pecimens of Lithodoras dorsalis showed fruit and vegetable seeds in their stomachs, the main being the assai Euterpe oleracea Mart., the aninga Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott and the buriti Mauritia flexuosa Mart. For analysis we used the assai seeds Euterpe oleracea Mart. and aninga Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott for reaching enough samples. From the analysis of the digestive tract of the rock-bacu was found that all plant diaspores of Euterpe oleracea Mart. were found intact, with an increase in performance of this plant germination, but this did not occur to aninga Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott, because the digestion process destroyed some seeds. Thus it was concluded that Lithodoras dorsalis is a potential disperser of assai Euterpe oleracea Mart. in the Amazonian mouth, because in addition to increasing the performance of the seeds germination, there is an increase in the amount of fruits and seeds consumed by the individuals with the increasing of their body size. Finally, given the high consumption of material of allochthonous origin for Lithodoras dorsalis, we highlight the importance of riparian vegetation by providing items such as fruit and seeds, essential in the diet of Neotropical fishes and we emphasize the importance of ictiocoria for plants since many have sessile habit of life and cannot move from one location to another without the aid of dispersers.
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Aspectos ecológicos do cachorro-de-padre Auchenipterichthys longimanus (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) em igarapés da Amazônia Oriental, Pará, Brasil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2010) FREITAS, Tiago Magalhães da Silva; MONTAG, Luciano Fogaça de Assis; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4936237097107099
The aim of this study was evaluate the ecological aspects related to relative growth, size at first maturity, reproduction, energy investment, sex ratio and diet of the driftwood catfish Auchenipterichthys longimanus (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) from the rivers of Caxiuanã National Forest, State of Pará, Brazil. The samplings were carried out bimonthly from July 2008 to July 2009. In this period, 625 specimens of A. longimanus were captured, which 338 were females, 251 males and 36 macroscopically undefined individuals. The results indicated a polyphasic growth pattern for both sexes, and the stanza changing point was about 11.5 cm for males and 12.5 cm for females, values close to the estimated size at first maturity (L50). Through the gonadosomatic index (GSI%) was observed reproductive asynchrony between the sexes, where males had higher values of GSI% in January and the females showed a peak in March. We also emphasize the differences in the energy investment patterns between the sexes and maturity, according to Condition Factor (K). In relation to sex ratio, we observed a higher frequency of females at the reproductive period, suggesting a sexual segregation pattern for reproductive purposes, with the possibility of harems formation or reproductive migration. About the diet, A. longimanus was considered omnivorous, tending to insectivorous. However, in March 2009 the catfish A. longimanus was considered frugivorous due to the high consumption of fuits of Virola surinamensis (Myristicaceae). Because of the high occurrence of allochthonous items, this research highlights the importance of the riparian forest as food source for one of the most abundant fish species in the Caxiuanã region. Since the seeds of V. surinamensis remain intact in the stomach, we evaluate the ecological potential of A. longimanus as a seed disperser, checking the seed feasibility after sowing. Thus, we expect to contribute with the ecological knowledge about A. longimanus, the ecology of the Auchenipteridae family, and also the decision-making concerning politic-environmental questions related to the conservation and management of natural fish populations stocks in one of the largest units of conservation in the State of Pará.
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Aspectos reprodutivos de Anableps anableps (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cyprinodontiformes: Anablepidae) no Estuário Amazônico
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2010) OLIVEIRA, Valéria de Albuquerque; MONTAG, Luciano Fogaça de Assis; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4936237097107099
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Aspectos reprodutivos e alimentares da piranha Serrasalmus gouldingi fink & machado-allison, 1992 (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) em rios afogados da Amazônia Oriental
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2012) PRUDENTE, Bruno da Silveira; MONTAG, Luciano Fogaça de Assis; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4936237097107099
The present work aimed to evaluate the reproductive biology, condition factor and feeding ecology of Serrasalmus gouldingi in relation to fluviometric variations of lower Anapu River, in “drowned” rivers of Caxiuanã National Forest, Eastern Amazonia, Pará, Brazil. 275 specimens were bimonthly collected during July 2010 to May 2011 and their total length, total weight, gonad and stomach weight were measured. The gonads were analysed histologically to verify the sex and maturation degree, while the stomachs were evaluated through the identification of the consumed items. The sexual proportion did not differ from 1:1considering the studied period as a whole, however the females were more frequent during the transitional periods of drawdown and filing. The species spawning was “parcelada”, showing two peeks of reproductive activity during the periods which preceded the increase in the local fluviometry. The L50 was estimated in 12.24cm for males and in 16.13cm for females. The species growth was positively alometric, showing a gain of weight in relation to length, and the condition factor, when analysed along the entire sample period, decreased mostly during the spawning. The diet of S. gouldingi was composed of 32 items, grouped in 10 categories. The composition indicated an omnivorous diet with a strong tendency to piscivory, once fish fragments were the most predominant item, followed by fruits and seeds and allochthonus arthropods. The distinct hidrological periods were significantly different in relation to diet composition, although no significant difference was detected among sex and maturation degree. Males and females showed the same variation pattern of repletion index, with a more intense feeding during the increase of the river´s level, while it was less intense during the transitional periods (drawdown and filing). The species also showed some variation in their breadth niche, with lower values during the wet period, attributed to the almost exclusive consumption of fruits and seeds.
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Avaliação das comunidades de formigas em uma área de extração madeireira
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1999-07-30) KETELHUT, Suzana Maria; HARADA, Ana Yoshi; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4410204692155098
This work presents a comparative study of ant fauna communities inhabiting in a primary tropical forest and two types of logging systems (Managed and Traditional) located in Paragominas, PA, Brazil. From each area, ants were sampled using pitfall traps (Majer & Delabie 1994) in six 200m transects separated from each other by 100m. Differences in ant fauna diversity in the three forest types were tested using índices of diversity (Shannon, Simpson and Fisher's Alpha) and richness estimates protocols (Colwell Coddington 1994). Species composition was evaluated through affinity analysis (Scheiner 1992) and indices of similarity (jaccard and Morisita-Horn). A total of 134 ant species belonging to seven subfamilies and 42 genera were identified in the entire area. From these, 90 species were found in Primary Forest, 90 in Managed logged forest and 84 in the Traditional logged Forest. Differences between habitats could be detected by comparing diversity and similarity indices in different transects/habitats. There were no differences in índices when absolute values were compared for each habitat. Results from richness estimate protocols indicate that ant fauna was similar between habitats and suggests that ant fauna diversity was underestimated. Periodic variations on pluviosity had a strong effect on diversity and richness estimates in the three forest types. The ant fauna composition was similar between habitats; however, a high mosaic diversity could be detected by using affinity analysis, suggesting that the ant community is composed of complex gradients. Thus differences in ant composition would be detectable at smaller scales.
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Avaliação de cinco métodos de captura de lagartos em diferentes ambientes na Amazônia
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2006) RIBEIRO JÚNIOR, Marco Antônio; ÁVILA-PIRES, Teresa Cristina Sauer de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1339618330655263
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Avifauna do estado de Roraima: biogeografia e conservação
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2005) SANTOS, Marcos Pérsio Dantas; SILVA, José Maria Cardoso da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6929517840401044
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Biogeografia e filogeografia comparada do complexo Micrastur ruficollis (Aves, Falconidae)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2012) SOARES, Leonardo Moura dos Santos; ALEIXO, Alexandre Luis Padovan; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3661799396744570; SANTOS, Marcos Pérsio Dantas; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7941154223198901
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Biologia e estrutura populacional das espécies da família sciaenidae (Pisces : Perciformes), no estuário do rio Caetê município de Bragança, Pará-Brasil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1999-03) CAMARGO-ZORRO, Mauricio; ISAAC, Victoria Judith; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3696530797888724
This study aimed to assess the average biomass and spatial and temporal distribution of the family Sciaenidae fishes in the estuary of the Caeté River, northern of Brazil, with special reference to the species Stellifer rastrifer, Stellifer naso, Macrodon ancylodon and Cynoscion microlepidotus. Age at first sexual maturity (L50), spawning season, the length-weight relationships, food diet, population consumption by biomass (Q/B), population structure and dynamics were estimated. 6 Bimonthly samples were taken in the estuarine area of the Caeté River, from October 1996 to August 1997. The average biomass of the family Sciaenidae was 0,840g/m². The spatial distribution in the system was related to spawning and recruitment. Juveniles of S. rastrifer, S. naso e M. ancylodon occurred inside some areas in the estuary, although larger individuals were abundant outside where salinity is higher. The L50 values were 10cm, 10,7cm e 21,5cm respectively. Two spawning periods in a year were found, which determine the recruitment of two cohorts, with different growth parameters. The length-weight relations were allometric and no differences were found by sex. An ontogenetic change was found in the diet composition of these species; young prey zooplancton and adults feed predominantly on larval stages of decapodes and poliquetes, and juveniles of fishes. Diet overlaps changed during the ontogenic development of each species. The relation Q/B indicated that S. rastrifer and S. naso consume more food in relation to the body size, in opposite to the larger species like M. ancylodon and C. microlepidotus. The fishes of the Caeté River presented higher growth and low longevity when compared to the same species inhabit the higher latitudes.
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Biologia reprodutiva do peixe tetra splash Copella arnoldi (Regan 1912) em uma bacia do atlântico noroeste ocidental
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2017-12) FARIAS, Rafael Rodrigues; ROCHA, Rossineide Martins da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4371300451793081; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9224-3138; MONTAG, Luciano Fogaça de Assis; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4936237097107099; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9370-6747
Fish that spawn in the terrestrial environment tend to have a higher energy expenditure against the risk of dehydration of eggs and the degree of survival of juveniles, eventually adjusting their reproduction to the hydrological conditions of the environment. Therefore, the present work had the objective of analyzing the influence of precipitation on reproductive aspects of tetra splash Copella arnoldi on the Taiassuí river, in a basin of Northwest Atlantic West, Pará State, Brazil. A total of 171 specimens were collected in bimonthly campaigns from August 2016 to June 2017, in laboratory standard length and total weight were evaluated, then the specimens were eviscerated for later weighing and analysis of the gonads. The gonads underwent histological routine to determine the stage of gonadal development. The mature gonads were placed in Gilson's solution and dissociated to obtain the data of fecundity and type of spawning. On average, each mature female of C. arnoldi. possessed 85 oocytes; the lowest and highest oocyte diameter frequency was in the 700-300 μm class, respectively; the modal type distribution indicates a total spawning. The L50 was estimated at 18.09 mm for females and 18.52 mm for males. The weight-length relationship indicated that females and males tend to grow in equal proportions of weight and length. The condition factor did not change in relation to the rainfall cycle, although slightly higher values were observed during the dry season. The sex ratio remained the expected (1: 1) throughout the study period, however during April and August there is a predominance of females in the population. The spawning period of C. arnoldi appears to be associated with the rainy season, since two reproductive peaks can be observed in December (early rainy season) and April (month of higher precipitation). Thus, we show that C. arnoldi synchronizes spawning with the rainy season probably due to a lower risk of egg dehydration and greater survival of juveniles.
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Caracterização da comunidade de quirópteros (Mammalia) em áreas naturais e manejadas da Floresta Nacional do Tapajós, PA - Brasil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2000-12-01) SALDANHA, Nélio; MARQUES-AGUIAR, Suely Aparecida; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8269757332399292
Bats represent 25% of the mammal World fauna, being the most diversified and abundant mammals in the Neotropical region. About 128 species of bats have been recorded only in the Brazilian Amazonia. They possess a great morphological variability that allows them to occupy different trophic niches in an ecosystem. Bats play an important role on the maintenance and regeneration of the ecosystems they live, being efficient in seed dispersal, pollination, and biological contral of insects. They also constitute good bioindicators for the status and dynamics suffered by those ecosystems. The present study aims to characterize the batfauna of primary forest, secondary forest, and a selective logging experiment areas at the Tapajós National Forest - PA, Brazil. The levels of impact by the logging and by the secondary forest areas on the bat community were then compared to the primary forest controls in each habitat and in its microhabitats; or physiognomies: understory matrix, natural gaps, logging gaps, and wood storage decks. Comparisions were conducted trough analysis of distribution, diversity, relative abundance, number of species, and guild densities. The samples constitute 55 species, most of them frugivorous, and pertaining to six families. Concerning to the number of bat species and their diversity, the logging area exhibits some impact, but not so accentuated as the secondary forest area. Comparison among habitats suggests that the secondary vegetation provides a higher bat density. However, this vegetation structure benefits only a few species. Frugivores/omnivores and aerial insectivores bats are the most succeed guilds in secondary vegetation. Comparison among physiognomies have suggested that the understory bats avoid opened spaces in the vegetation. Succession stages observed hem show dynamics that need a periodic monitoring, so that a more realistic model could be designed.
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Comportamento alimentar do Cuxiú-Preto (Chiroptes Satanas) na área de influência do Reservatório da Usina Hidrelétrica de Tucuruí-Pará
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2003-03-21) SILVA, Suleima do Socorro Bastos da; FERRARI, Stephen Francis; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3447608036151352
Constructed in 1985, the Tucuruí hydroelectric power station created a 2430 lun2 lake (3°43'-5°15’S, 49°12'-50°00'W), and restricted populations of the southem bearded saki (Chiropotes satanas), an endangered primate, to a series of islands and other habitat fragments. This study took place at two sites on the lake's right bank, one in continuous forest (T4) and the other on a small island of 16.3 hectares (Su), with groups of 34 and seven sakis, respectively. The principal objective was an evaluation of the influence of habitat fragmentation on the sakis' foraging behaviour. Basic data were collected in one-minute scan samples with a five-minute interval, whereas foraging behaviour was recorded in greater detail in focal-tree samples, and behavioural sampling. Basic behavioural categories were locomotion, rest, forage, feed, and social interaction, with a number of subcategories. Between July and December 2002, 3503 scan records were obtained for group T4, and 835 for group Su. 'The activity budget of T4 was 55.8% locomotion, 21.7% feed, 16.1% rest, 3.6% forage, and 2.8% social interactions. Feeding was recorded at a similar proportion (22.4%) for Su, although this group spent significantly less time in locomotion (45.9%), and more at rest (27.0%). A major difference was also found in the number of plant species exploited for the dietary resources, 40 for T4 (Arecaceae being the most important family) but only 22 for Su (Lecythidaceae), although no significant difference was found in the diversity of their diets. The composition of their diets was significantly different, however, the major item for T4 was immature seeds (the mesocarp of palm fruits was also important), whereas the consumption of flowers — practically all from the species Alexa grandiflora (Leguminosae) — was very frequent in Su. The differences between groups seem to be at least partly related to that in their home ranges, which was 68.9 hectares for T4 and only 16.3 ha (the whole island) for Su. Aspects of the behaviour of group Su members, such as increased rest and feeding on flowers, may reflect the effects of habitat fragmentation on their ecology, with negative implications for the group's long term survival. It is hoped that these results will make a significant contribution to the development of effective conservation strategies at this endangered primata as well in the fragmented landscape of eastern Amazonia.
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Comportamento alimentar e dispersão de sementes por guaribas (Alouatta belzebul) na Estação Científica Ferreira Penna (Caxiuanã / Melgaço / Pará)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1999-04-13) SOUZA, Luciane Lopes de; FERRARI, Stephen Francis; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3447608036151352
The behaviour of two free-ranging groups of red-handed howler monkeys (Alouatta belzebul) was monitored at the Ferreira Penna Research Station (Pará) over' a thirteen-month period in 1997/98, in order to record their ecological characteristics, especially their diet and seed dispersal. Quantitative behavioural data were obtained using instantaneous scan sampling. Invariably, the howler monkeys were relatively inactive, dedicating more than half their activity time to resting, and much smaller proportions to locomotion, feeding and social behaviour. Use of the home range was strongly influenced by the distribution of food patches, in particular fruiting trees. The diet was basically folivorous-frugivorous, although fruit was the item consumed most frequently (54.1 % of feeding records for the principal group, denominated "L") in the "winter" months (November-April), whereas leaves were consumed far more frequently (84.5 %, group L) in the "summer" (May-August). Seeds took 22:49±6:12 h, on average, to pass through the digestive tract, and ingested seeds were dispersed a mean distance of 172,0±113,8 m, although this distance was significantly greater in the winter. Germination rates recorded in tests in both field and laboratory were inconclusive on the effects of ingestion on viability. The germination rate of ingested seeds was significantly greater than the control (uningested) in only a few cases, such as that of Ficus guianensis, the principal source of fruit. Even so, ingestion did not have a marked negative effect on viability in any case. Overall, the present study reforces the view of A. belzebul as a typical howler monkey, ecologically, albeit relatively frugivorous, and playing a important role as a seed disperser in the Amazon Forest.
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Comportamento e dieta de Chiropotes albinasus (I. Geoffroy & Deville, 1848) - cuxiú-de-nariz-vermelho
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2013) SILVA, Rafaela Fátima Soares da; PERES, Carlos Augusto; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9267735737569372; VEIGA, Liza Maria; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4423233175920315
The red-nosed cuxiú, Chiropotes albinasus, is a poorly understood neotropical primate that is listed at ‘Threatened with Extinction’ by the IUCN. The current study was conducted on a group of C. albinasus at RPPN Cristalino, MT, Brazil. Activity budget, use of space and feeding ecology were studied using Simultaneous Scan methods. The study group was monitored for six months (two months in the rainy season, four in the dry season). The behavioural categories Moving, Feeing and Paused accounted for 81.17% of the activity records. Most activity was recorded in the middle strata of the forest (between 16 and 20m). Diet was principally frugivorous (82.52%), but invertebrates were also eaten. Representatives from some 18 plant families were consumed. Arrabidaea spp. and Brosimum latescens were the taxa most commonly consumed. During the dry season there was an increase in the consumption of such nonfruit items as invertebrates and flowers. Group size varied between 1 and 19 throughout the study. The sex-ration of groups also varied greatly. Parental care was observed by male C. albinasus, as well as interspeciic agonistic interactions between the cuxius and Ateles marginatus and between Sapajus apella.
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A composição de Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) coprófagos na região de Alter do Chão, Pará: a influência dos biomas Amazônia e cerrado e da sazonalidade e os efeitos de tamanho de área, isolamento e proximidade de estradas
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2006-05-22) TEIXEIRA, Frederico Machado; VALENTE, Roberta de Melo; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9638288458835324; ALBERNAZ, Ana Luisa Kerti Mangabeira; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1220240487835422
This work had as objective to investigate the effect of the size of the forest islands, of its distances for the continuous forest (isolation) and for the adjacent roads on the coprófagos community of Scarabaeidae. Samples had been collected in 24 islands of semideciduous forest, between 0,5 and 360 ha, in an Amazonian savanna matrix and eight places in predominantly secondary, semideciduous continuous forest, in the region of Alter do Chão, Santarém, Pará. The Scarabaeidae had been collected with pitfall traps with bait (human dung) in two seasonal periods (dries and rain). For each point of collection 10 traps had been installed in two 250 m transects, distant 100 m between itself. 5 traps in each transect that had been placed 50 m apart. For each place of collect was registered the DAP (Height Brest Tree Diameter), of all trees with equal or superior diameter of the 5 cm, in four 250 transectos of 2 x m, being these used data to derive the indices from the structure of the vegetation (average diameter and number of individuals). The area, perimeter and the distances of the islands for the continue forest had been calculated using respectively the extensions "X-Tools" and "Nearest Features v3.6d" for ArcView, on the map of the area digitalized from an image of Landsat TM of 1996. The collected units had been identified with the aid of specialized bibliography and specialists. For the characterization of the fauna, the joined species had been compared with a list of species generated from publications for the Cerado, Amazonia and Brazilian ecotone (cerrado-floresta). To evaluate the robustness of the sampling, curves of rarefação had been used and gotten estimates of wealth using itself diverse estimators. For the analysis of the standards of the communities, an analysis HNMDS (Semi-strong Hibrid Multidimensional Scaling) using itself in the distance of Bray-Curtis was used. 18 pertaining sorts and 36 species to biomas of the Cerrado and Amazonia had been found, but was not possible to have a complete notion of the parcel of each biome represented in this ecotone of transition savanna-forest, once that the samples had not been enough for the exhausting survey of the wealth of Scarabaeidae. The ordinance showed a trend of grouping of the continuous forests and separation of these of the forest islands. Although the survey to have registered a bigger number of species in the forest islands that in the areas of continuous forest, the communities had presented a strong hierarchic standard [ P (T< 14,87°)<0,001 ], indicating that in the islands they are persisting only one parcel of the total of species of the region. A relation was not found enters the composition of Scarabaeidae and the size and the form of the forest islands. But a significant relation between the composition (axle 1) and the isolation (F=5,363, P=0,031) and the composition (axle 1) and the number of trees was found (DAP > 5 cm) (F=6,103, P=0,012, corrected for Bonferroni). The number of trees of each place of sampling was related with the proximity of roads (0,658), what it strengthens the idea of that the roads are contributing for changes in the structure of the vegetation, that in turn has a effect on the fauna of Scarabaeidae.
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Composição e biogeografia da avifauna das ilhas Caviana e Mexiana, foz do Rio Amazonas
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1994-01-14) HENRIQUES, Luiza Magalli Pinto; OREN, David Conway; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5451507856491990
The islands of Caviana and Mexiana, located in the mouth of the Amazon River, are composed of fluvial sediments and well consolidated lands that date from the Terciary and that were separated from the continent by tectonic action at the beginning of the Holocene. The composition of the avifauna of these islands is analized both from the biogeographical and the ecological points of view. I registered 148 bird species for Caviana Island and 183 for Mexiana Island. The discrepancy between the size of the two islands (Caviana is larger than Mexiana) and the number of species observed is due to undersampling of Caviana. However, the analysis of faunal composition demonstrated that Caviana is richer in forest species than is Mexiana. In contrast, Mexiana showed a greater richness of birds of open habitats. These differences suggest that the rising of sea level at the beginning of the Holocene caused the extinction of greater part of the fauna of the understory ou Mexiana. The portions of Mexiana Island with "teso" vegetation were not submerged, maintaining their characteristic avifauna, which is also represented on Marajó Island. To analyse of the distribuitions of 157 species I subdivided the avifauna into seven categorias: widespread distribution in South America (77 species); widespread Amazonian distribution (25); distribution restricted to eastern Amazonia (7); distribution restricted to south of the Amazon River and east of the Tapajós River (3); distribution restricted to várzea (19); widespread distribution in northern Amazonia and absent from the Tocantins-Xingu interfluvium (5); and widespread distribution in Central Brasil (21). I did not find elements restricted to the Tocantins-Xingu interfluvium. This fact is related to ecological rather than historical factors. The pattern related to northern Amazonia can be interpreted as the result of recent dispersal, the system of islands at the mouth of the Amazon, or by the formation of the Purás and Gurupá Arches, which, associated with the lowering of sea level during Pleistocene, established a connection between lhe right and left banks of the Amazon River. The dispersal occurred in both directions, explaining lhe existence of a large number of species and subspecies with distributions restricted to eastern Amazonia, as well as the dispersal of Central Brasilian elements to north of the Amazon River. This last component of the avifauna is a1so related to the expansion of open vegetations, characteristic of Central Brazil, during glacial periods.
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Composição e diversidade de espécies da anurofauna da Estação Científica Ferreira Penna, Floresta Nacional de Caxiuanã, Pará, Brasil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1999-08-30) BERNARDI, José Antônio Renan; OREN, David Conway; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5451507856491990
This study compares the composition of the anurofauna of the four principal habitats (terra firme forest, capoeira, igapô and aquatic vegetation) in the areas of two black water streams (igarapé Arauá and Laranjal), at the "Ferreira Penna Scientific Station" (Estação Científica Ferreira Penna (ECFPn)), located in the "Caxiuanã National Forest (FLONA de Caxiuanã)", Pará, Brazil. The samples of the areas were conduct using transects measuring 850 m in length and 10 m in width. Both areas were studied in the four periods of the year and related to annual rainfall seasonality (period of transition rainy/dry season, dry season, transition dry/rainy season, and rainy season). Shannon-Weiner índex of diversity and Jaccard index of similarity were used to compare the two areas and the habitats. Samples of anurans totalled 924 individuais belonging to 29 species distributed in 15 genera and 5 families. Hylidae was the most abundant, followed by Leptodactylidae, Dendrobatidae, Bufinidae and Pipidae. Terra firme forest showed the highest diversity. The number of species recorded was highest in the rainy season. This study and those of Ávila-Pires and Hoogmoed (1997) indicate a total of 41 species of frogs for this region, a quite high number for eastern Amazonia, reinforcing the hypothesis that the low diversity of the species of frogs normally related to this region is at least partially a result of the low number of herpetological inventories carried out up to now.